一星期後,沒有如期的增援,也沒有如期的回歸。217Please respect copyright.PENANAxB78MojaIP
一行三名白庭,再加上我這位外人,徒步向西南方的白霧村莊出發。217Please respect copyright.PENANA3IqGw2tpJ2
在行走了兩天後,我們來到一個看似廢棄的小神殿。217Please respect copyright.PENANAOUnA7ZYQww
大門的神像被毀,上頭刻上不是靈姆族的文字。217Please respect copyright.PENANAQZZcuDb2KZ
「應該是海民的神殿吧,畢竟只有海民這種族才會在這昔日的蓋文領地建造神殿。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAJgRyA5kl5c
的確,昔日的蓋文帝國禁止崇拜遠東的神明,也即是創造天地的所有神明。217Please respect copyright.PENANAMhMxVEZH1L
也只有和昔日蓋文平等建交的海民才能崇拜創造自己的海亞斯。217Please respect copyright.PENANABxsQlxsw3H
不過,在蓋文崩潰後,偏遠地區的靈姆也漸漸重拾遠東神明的崇拜。
走進這神殿,雖然裡頭的祭壇早已被毀,我發現這裡留下一些物資。217Please respect copyright.PENANA9naTafWy4x
主要是營火殘骸,床鋪之類。217Please respect copyright.PENANAciaxvDVUrx
「是之前的白庭弟兄留下的。」白庭道:「看來他們把這當作最後據點。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAdWrViP2QtP
「那我們要繼續走嗎?」「天色已暗,先留宿一晚吧,但我們需要輪流看守。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAIXO7av9skp
「我先作看守吧。」我舉起左手。217Please respect copyright.PENANAHTDqH6uTgX
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坐在神殿屋頂上,看著黑暗的星空,不得不說,好無聊。217Please respect copyright.PENANAK0bcOnpydY
「可以換班了。」聽聲音,是帶走朱里的喬老師。217Please respect copyright.PENANAzCk8cXiWxW
「知道。」我跳下屋頂,為了開話題而說:「你不覺得這附近很少人流嗎?」217Please respect copyright.PENANA9PL1Pefq7b
「的確,是因為連綿不斷的戰爭吧。在蓋文及大國冬末崩潰後,南方的秩序就此崩壞。217Please respect copyright.PENANAm4EKV4MbUY
就連海民這種相對愛好和平的民族也要向北侵略以驅逐附近的軍閥。217Please respect copyright.PENANAGMMeC75a6k
平民為了存活也只好逃難至安全地區吧,只希望這場冬末遠征能為平民帶來希望。」217Please respect copyright.PENANA1KkLD2U7R1
「希望嗎?我沒記錯,白庭所在的費立比斯城也被冬末遠征威脅。」217Please respect copyright.PENANApk956rxrTr
「的確,但這不是我等守望和平之士的範圍內。」喬老師點頭:「白庭上層會處理一切。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ7nqPHoB2
你這是虔信吧,和朱里一模一樣。217Please respect copyright.PENANAvafHG9M7kY
「那我去睡了。」我走進神殿,隨意找了一個床鋪,坐了上去。217Please respect copyright.PENANABrvKwtA7cv
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「謝謝你,呀昆。」我坐在家門前,看著有人工作的田地,向我身旁的好友說:「為我媽媽準備了葬禮。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAH2Ups5c8te
呀昆的樣子在我眼中不知為何相當模糊,明明見了多次面。217Please respect copyright.PENANAP9f6Etdp2z
「不用客氣,好友嘛。」呀昆笑道:「只是我有委託在艾蒂內的商業伙伴找找你,但是遍尋不著,你去哪了?」217Please respect copyright.PENANATkbv4KjmGt
「我……不在艾蒂。」我低頭。217Please respect copyright.PENANA7qwWBTml1A
想哭,但哭不出。217Please respect copyright.PENANARCLWIyzStx
只是內疚。217Please respect copyright.PENANAgGNYHGgCuo
「我媽媽……死前說了些什麼?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAq8VXRiEjKh
「你母親是我工人在床上發現死狀的,也許是在夢中逝去吧。」217Please respect copyright.PENANArVFr1xEGyN
「是嗎。」217Please respect copyright.PENANA0bPmjxi3sc
「看樣子很平靜。」呀昆見狀補了一句。217Please respect copyright.PENANAhVtJ1ctEl7
「謝謝你了。」「接下來你打算如何?繼續為我順道找商業伙伴作外快,還是重新耕作這些你交給我收租的田地?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAozJ8ikq0QL
「我……不知道。」217Please respect copyright.PENANA8VGCoPvAid
「我擅自把你父母葬在一起,就像你祖家的其他成員一樣,可以吧?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAY7Jx3R1tSS
「可以。」呀昆拍拍我臂膀,只道:「那我走了,你加油。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAN2SNtj2Hbx
隨著呀昆站起離去好一陣子,我望向前方。217Please respect copyright.PENANAoOabtnt78g
田地沒人工作了。217Please respect copyright.PENANAY6MJSciT57
我……去看一下父母吧。217Please respect copyright.PENANAYzSxPMrBaT
站起,走向屋外的田地,這些田地在眼中變得模糊,最終化為白霧……217Please respect copyright.PENANAQzxTeITQtv
白霧?217Please respect copyright.PENANAaVpwethPvJ
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我用左手捏捏眼珠,定眼一看,附近全是白霧。217Please respect copyright.PENANA2CS1dt5ayO
這白霧不是令人完全看不清,而是可以勉強看到前方的土地。217Please respect copyright.PENANAP5jbw97sIM
我的左手向後一移,撞到劍柄。217Please respect copyright.PENANAD8WsKO9Fxx
劍柄?我收拾好行裝了?等等,我早就離開神殿了?217Please respect copyright.PENANA3V4lMq3aIo
這白霧……令我的記憶……217Please respect copyright.PENANAwEG2gvxWuf
用雙翼嘗試揮走附近的白霧,同時看看身上的行裝。217Please respect copyright.PENANASTXPC8aDKT
雙臂的裝甲,腰間的巨劍,右肩的袋子。217Please respect copyright.PENANAn7kUnLj9mY
看來我在離開神殿後就失去記憶了。217Please respect copyright.PENANA1wnjpzlb62
這白霧揮不走,那就只有向上飛了。217Please respect copyright.PENANAhJFdIwDX7v
輕輕一跳,向上升至一個數十米的距離,還是有霧。217Please respect copyright.PENANAAXc0XS38uV
但至少能勉強看到不遠處的叢林……是白霧村莊吧。217Please respect copyright.PENANAg9jWxpSzUN
重新落地,用左手握緊腰間的劍柄,大聲說道:「有人在嗎?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAsXjlm4IvMC
好的,沒人回應,只有走進白霧村莊才能得知真相。217Please respect copyright.PENANAmmYC7FPpwb
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慢步走入叢林間的道路,一邊提高警覺,一邊注意前方的白霧。217Please respect copyright.PENANA106VmL4iCW
這白霧又開始濃厚了,可能又會有幻覺。217Please respect copyright.PENANAVWyJDQwj3f
這就是艾爾維的能力嗎?不,這次成因又不一定是艾爾維。217Please respect copyright.PENANAIS8MltluC1
右腳踢到一些硬物,定眼一看,是一名靈姆男性……的屍體。217Please respect copyright.PENANAeWL4y8DX8D
他依靠在樹幹下,一臉幸福的表情,全身沒明顯傷勢。217Please respect copyright.PENANADn3ye5h06f
轉而望向正前方,白霧中出現模糊的人影。217Please respect copyright.PENANAOYh2KLkHVm
一名女性和男性的人影,外表上看應該是靈姆。217Please respect copyright.PENANArduJmjLTnE
不知為何,我選擇跟隨這兩位人影。217Please respect copyright.PENANAPlyb4a2mO6
當然,我的左手仍然握緊腰間的劍柄,同時道:「有人在嗎?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAY9HHXIbJHx
還是沒人回應。217Please respect copyright.PENANAlAeObL5hib
這兩位人影,先是拖著手,再互相擁抱,然後消失。217Please respect copyright.PENANAeidVPlsSeg
我停步,但眼前的白霧尚未消失。217Please respect copyright.PENANASOEKRkMH8g
後方有東西在接近我。217Please respect copyright.PENANAFEjjO0oJl0
我用左手抽出大劍,望向身後,道:「誰?」217Please respect copyright.PENANAjuYWLj53Ic
「我,喬。」定眼一看,是喬老師。217Please respect copyright.PENANAb0Yxp9SOYO
只有一人的他配備劍盾,在濃厚的白霧中走出。217Please respect copyright.PENANAN3T77fJfCl
「其他人呢?」「不知道,大家在白霧中走失,你是最早走失的。」217Please respect copyright.PENANA3QS37XKz0h
「真抱歉,我中幻覺了。你沒中?」我奇道。217Please respect copyright.PENANAz2hbkAoY0k
「也許沒中。」喬老師走到我身旁,道:「到了。」217Please respect copyright.PENANALZalBVf004
是白霧村莊。217Please respect copyright.PENANAhzWeLuXv2i
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這村莊每家房子大門打開,看似荒廢。217Please respect copyright.PENANAw9zDbOPUf7
最重要的是,有好幾名靈姆的屍體躺在地上。217Please respect copyright.PENANAzq1DjSIMyy
一樣一臉幸福的表情,全身沒明顯傷勢。217Please respect copyright.PENANAUNexvnZ86e
我摸向其中一名靈姆的冰冷屍身,看了一下後腦,被一條深藍色的觸手貫穿。217Please respect copyright.PENANAcXTdhzmMQT
我把喬老師叫來。217Please respect copyright.PENANAdRVeXbc7nN
「沒見過類似的東西。」喬老師望望四周,道:「白霧……減少了。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAlojx925oQR
對……減少了。217Please respect copyright.PENANAs1BL17a0Qw
可以從白霧中看到有兩名靈姆人持劍,身穿破爛白甲,向我倆走來。217Please respect copyright.PENANAXqzwFwiurw
「是白庭。」217Please respect copyright.PENANAWJwAvzzhus
但不是先前和我們同行的白庭成員。217Please respect copyright.PENANAHAjGtNqjdX
然後兩人衝向我倆,揮刀。217Please respect copyright.PENANAqGtjJUUYEc
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我以雙手持劍擋下,但仍因沒反應過來而後退數步。217Please respect copyright.PENANAA3SliJb9fQ
「可以殺掉嗎!」我望向同樣用盾擋刀的喬老師。217Please respect copyright.PENANAZvCTK1CSO1
「先確定他們死了沒!」喬老師用腳踢開白庭成員,叫道:「有更多人!來了!」217Please respect copyright.PENANAUyFWEXQNeH
對。有十多人手持兵器,從四面八方衝來。217Please respect copyright.PENANA6HTVEaBbPj
我望回面前的白庭成員,他的臉只是睡著……217Please respect copyright.PENANAwBNwuw2xOW
好,開砍。217Please respect copyright.PENANA5ydPXmilUk
我用腳踢開白庭成員同時向後飛,先急停一下,再向前雙手持劍,將其腰斬!217Please respect copyright.PENANAy7GeE75qC8
他就算被我上下分離,也不發一言。217Please respect copyright.PENANAIaSpUjJAq3
望向後腦,對,有觸手。217Please respect copyright.PENANAwVt45uqUNc
「有觸手!」我對喬老師叫嚷……喬老師人呢?217Please respect copyright.PENANAu4oimwCkNg
白霧太大,看不到。217Please respect copyright.PENANAfcjEhYROXu
但至少從刀劍聲來聽,喬老師仍在戰鬥。